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Next Gramatica Kicking Camp: June 6th, 2009

Gramatica Kicking Camp

Santiago Gramatica kicking for USF
American Football Kicking & Punting Camp

Next to the Quarterback, the American football kicker has more pressure placed on them than any other player on the football field. But unlike the Quarterback, if the kicker, the long snapper or the holder fail to perform their roles FLAWLESSLY, the entire play will breakdown. Many times, that breakdown is the difference between winning and losing the game... or the championship. Aside from remarkable talent, a successful kicker, punter, or long-snapper must also possess nerves of steel, a strong work ethic, and a solid backbone.

The Gramatica Legacy

Arguably the most notable and recognized family of American Professional Football kickers in the world, the Gramatica brothers have built their reputations on accuracy, consistency, and a pure love for the game of football (news archives). The passion they bring to the gridiron is the same that they bring to their kicking & punting camps, and other athletic training programs.

When you or your child attend a Gramatica Kicking & Punting Camp, you are welcomed into the Gramatica family and taught what hard work, dedication and passion for the game of football can bring you. Martin, Bill and Santiago will teach you proper techniques for successful kicking, punting, and long-snapping.

But at Gramatica Kicking Camp, it's not just about technique - it's about PASSION.

The Gramaticas with Conan O'Brien

K-State Ring of Honor

Martin Gramática

Early

Martin, the eldest of the Gramática brothers, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he grew up playing soccer. He did not kick American footballs until moving to the U.S. and playing in his Senior year at La Belle High School,in La Belle, Florida. That year he made such an impact that he was recruited by Kansas State University. At K-State he made 54 out of 70 field goals and 187-192 PATs, gaining a school record 349 points in four seasons. He also set the single-season school record with 135 points, thereby earning him the nickname "Automatica".

Martin was a first-team All-America choice by the Associated Press both his junior and senior years and received the Lou Groza Award in 1998. Notably, he was 3-3 on field goals from 50+ yards his junior year, and as a senior kicked a phenomenal 65-yarder against Northern Illinois – the longest field goal in college and professional football history kicked without a tee. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in social science in May 1999.

NFL Career

Martin Gramática has had a storied career in the NFL where he is respected as one of the best kickers in the game. He was selected in the third

round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and that first season, led all NFL rookies with 106 points and was named to the All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly, College and Pro Football Newsweekly and Football Digest. The following season he earned a Pro Bowl nod and was selected to the Associated Press All-Pro second team as he broke or tied six Buccaneer single-season kicking records. In 2002, he set single-season team records for successful field goals (32) and points (128), and became the first Argentinian-American in history to win a Super Bowl when Tampa Bay won Super Bowl XXXVII. In 2003, he led the Buccaneers in points for the fifth straight season, totaling 81 points.

Since leaving the Bucs, Martin has played with the Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys (, in hiscdebut with the Dallas Cowboys, Gramatica kicked the game-winning field goal from 46-yards out against the New York Giants, leaving 00:01 on the clock and the Dallas team celebrating on the sideline), New England Patriots, and now the New Orleans Saints where on December 23rd, 2007 he matched his last personal long field goal of 55 yards just before halftime in a pivotal game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Martin was also the starter for the 2001NFC Pro Bowl team.